seizure epileptus
:-( My husband has had to have different tests run to determine if he was a candidate for surgery. Therefore, he was taken off all seizure meds. yes, he had multiple seizures--21 as a matter of fact in 24 hours. Anyway, Kepra was recently prescribed but I read the side effects--forget it. He...
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A woman dies in UK because she was not an EU citizen
Ese Elizabeth Alabi, a Nigerian woman visiting the UK has died during a legal battle to have her moved up the NHS heart transplant list. She had been given lower priority as a non-EU citizen. The Department of Health said it was a "tragic case" but that priority had to be given to those...
DennisD.
Vioxx developing heart stroke risk
After examining new data from the Vioxx drug maker Merck & Co, it is said that this arthritis drug could be at risk of developing strokes for years. It may be that Vioxx is causing permanent damage to the cardiovascular system, accelerating atherosclerosis or a sustained increase in blood...
DennisD.
Cervical cancer vaccine should be approved
A vaccine that blocks infection by the four virus types that cause most cervical cancers and genital warts appears safe and effective, but may actually increase the chance of disease in some patients, according to Food and Drug Administration documents. An FDA panel of outside experts is to meet...
simone2593
Many US women abused by men
More than 40 percent of women surveyed in the Seattle area reported they had been physically or psychologically abused by their husbands, dates or boyfriends, researchers said.The another study showed that women who have been slapped, kicked or otherwise abused were four times more likely to report...
simone2593
Menopause challenges women in business
In a survey of 622 menopausal females, the great majority indicated that symptoms related to menopause were causing problems in their daily lives. The top three menopausal symptoms were hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia, experienced by 84 percent, 77 percent, and 72 percent of women,...
Mayo
Approval of new sleeping pill delayed
Federal health officials held off Tuesday approving a new sleeping pill, telling Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. they need more time to review its application. The FDA said it could not yet approve a 15 milligram, extended-release tablet version of the drug known formally as indiplon, Neurocrine...
Mayo
Bird flu strikes Indonesia
According to local tests, a fifth member of an Indonesian family has died of bird flu. The other four died from the disease early last week. In all, eight members of the family in Tanah Karo village on Sumatra are suspected of having contracted the virulent H5N1 bird flu virus. Officials pay...
Laylah
Changes in climate could kill millions in Africa
Disease spread by global warming could kill an extra 185 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by the end of the century and turn millions more into refugees unless rich nations take action now.. Christian Aid said rich developed countries have to help poorer nations ride out the worst impacts of...
Laylah
Assisted suicide law blocked by British Parliament
The upper house of Britain's parliament blocked a controversial law on Friday to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives. The assisted dying bill would let doctors prescribe lethal drugs to patients suffering unbearably and have less than six months to live. The patients...
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